Sanitary seat cover



Oct. 13, 1942. r w -r15 JR 2,298,547

SANITARY SEAT COVER Filed Dec. 13, 1940 cla Patented Got. 13;, 1942 UNETED STATES PATENT GFFEQE SANITARY SEAT COVER Austin W. Curtis, Jr., Tuskegee Institute, Ala. Application December 13, 1940, Serial No. 370,069

1 Claim.

This invention relates to seat covers and more particularly to an improved sanitary seat cover for use with toilet seats.

One object of the invention is to provide a sanitary seat cover which will uniformly cover the entire surface of a toilet seat and thus afford protection against infectious diseases.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be made of disposable tissue or other suitable material and which may be manufactured cheaply and in quantity.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sanitary seat cover employing, in one embodiment, means for assuring effective positioning on a toilet seat of the open front type.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sanitary seat cover which may be folded to a compact size for convenient packaging.

Still further objects of the invention, not mentioned hereinbefore, will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of my invention as it would appear in operative position on a toilet seat of the open front type.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, wherein, as will be seen, like numerals of reference designate like parts throughout the various views, the numeral I indicates, in general, a closet bowl which is of any conventional construction. The bowl I has swingingly connected therewith the usual toilet seat 2, spaced hinges 3 being provided for effecting the hinged connection. In the embodiment shown in Figure 1 of the drawing, the seat 2 is of the open front type.

In carrying my invention in the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2, a sanitary toilet seat cover which consists of a blank shaped to form a body 4. The blanks are to be cut in large quantities by machine and the cutting action will, of course, be in the direction of the grain of the paper. While it is obvious that any suitable kind of paper may be employed in the manufacture of my improved toilet seat cover, I have found that soft toilet tissue, toweling stock, and kraft, serve the purpose ad.- mirably. Seat covers made from toilet tissue may be disposed of in the bowl I, whereas those made of toweling stock or kraft would necessitate the use of a waste container.

The body 4, as will be clearly seen, is of substantially horseshoe shape and includes arms 5 into effect, I employ,

and 6 which converge toward their free ends. The body 4 also includes a rearwardly and downwardly extending tongue 1 which is adapted for engagement between the hinges 3 of the bowl I and which will prevent lateral slipping of the rear end of my improved cover from the toilet seat 2. The tongue 1 is formed integral with the body 4 medially along the rear edge thereof.

In operative position, my improved sanitary seat cover will be disposed above the surface of the seat 2 and, as clearly seen in Figure 1, will overlie the entire upper surface of said seat. In order to prevent displacement of the forward end of the device from the seat, I provide retaining flaps 8 and 9. These flaps are formed from parts of the arms 5 and 6 and are defined by score lines l0 and H. The flaps are, as best seen in Figure 1, folded along the score lines to downward position for engaging the inner forward end edges of the arms 5 and 6. The score lines It] and H, which define the inner edges of the flaps 8 and 9, extend from points substantially medially along the inner edges of the arms 5 and 6 to points along substantially the midportions of the outer end edges of said arms. The score lines are, moreover, located in parallel spaced relation and, due to their location, assure that the flaps 8 and 9 will be of identical size and shape.

My improved sanitary seat cover will provide effective protection for persons who at times find it necessary to use public lavatories. It cannot be emphasized too strongly that my improved sanitary seat cover will cover the entire upper surface of a toilet seat and thus eliminate any possible points of direct contact between the body of a person and the toilet seat.

My improved sanitary seat covers are to be folded and sealed singly in packages and are particularly well adapted for use with vending machines.

Further description is believed to be unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A sanitary seat cover comprising a paper blank stamped to define a body having spaced arcuate arms, each of said arms having score lines extending from substantially the midpoints of the inner edges of the arms to substantially the midpoints of the end edges of said arms to define retaining flaps, said flaps depending and being engageable with confronting portions of the outer ends of a toilet seat for limiting said seat cover against displacement from said seat.

AUSTIN W. CURTIS. J R. 

